Text & Translation
Il pescatore "Batte il bronzo, il ciel s'imbruna"
Italian source:
Achille Ricciardi
Tutto tace nel riposo,
Sol di mezzo la laguna
Parte un canto di dolor;
Ad Elvira la canzona
Scioglie il fido pescator.
Perché ingrata abbandonasti
Questa sponda sospirata?
Forse un altro rallegrasti
Del tuo riso, vergin fior,
Se ogni bene avea riposto
In te sola il pescator.
Ah! per te, per te sospira
Questo petto innamorato,
Per te sola ognor delira
La mia mente e langue il cor;
Bella Elvira il canto ascolta
Del tradito pescator.
The fisherman "The great bell rings, the sky darkens"
English translation ©
Roger Parker & Opera Rara
Everything is at rest and silent,
Only from the midst of the lagoon
Comes sorrowful singing;
The faithful fisherman pours forth
His song to Elvira.
Why, ungrateful one, did you abandon
These sighing shores?
Perhaps you made another happy
With your smile, virgin flower,
Even if the fisherman had placed
All his happiness in you.
Ah! for you, for you sighs
This loving breast,
For you alone
My mind raves and my heart languishes,
Fair Elvira, listen to the singing
Of the betrayed fisherman.
Il pescatore "Batte il bronzo, il ciel s'imbruna"
Italian source:
Achille Ricciardi
The fisherman "The great bell rings, the sky darkens"
English source:
Roger Parker & Opera Rara
Batte il bronzo, il ciel s'imbruna,
The great bell rings, the sky darkens,
Tutto tace nel riposo,
Everything is at rest and silent,
Sol di mezzo la laguna
Only from the midst of the lagoon
Parte un canto di dolor;
Comes sorrowful singing;
Ad Elvira la canzona
The faithful fisherman pours forth
Scioglie il fido pescator.
His song to Elvira.
Perché ingrata abbandonasti
Why, ungrateful one, did you abandon
Questa sponda sospirata?
These sighing shores?
Forse un altro rallegrasti
Perhaps you made another happy
Del tuo riso, vergin fior,
With your smile, virgin flower,
Se ogni bene avea riposto
Even if the fisherman had placed
In te sola il pescator.
All his happiness in you.
Ah! per te, per te sospira
Ah! for you, for you sighs
Questo petto innamorato,
This loving breast,
Per te sola ognor delira
For you alone
La mia mente e langue il cor;
My mind raves and my heart languishes,
Bella Elvira il canto ascolta
Fair Elvira, listen to the singing
Del tradito pescator.
Of the betrayed fisherman.
Composer
Gaetano Donizetti
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was an Italian composer. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, Donizetti was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century. Read more here.
